3 Great Webcasts Offered Online and On Campus!

During Winter Fire School the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute offers three online classes. These webcasts are available on MU campus as well as online. Whether you want to attend in person or from the comfort of your living room, MU FRTI has got you covered. Visit our website for more information and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you at Winter Fire School.

Fighting fires in hoarded homes is rapidly becoming a familiar occurrence in today’s fire service. While the mission is still the same, the tactics used when fighting these fires needs to change to make for a safer environment. This presentation will put you in the first due unit arriving at a reported structure fire inside a hoarded home. From hoarder recognition to salvage and overhaul, participants will be exposed to the different thought process that is used while fighting fires in hoarded homes...Read More

This class provides a firsthand look at the studies conducted by Underwriters Laboratories and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on modern fire behavior and dynamics, and how they can be delivered and instituted. This may be controversial to some, so prepare for great discussions. In the end, no one can argue with the numbers and this will change how the entire fire service operates. Discussions regarding fire command, control, accountability and especially fire behavior will be presented with several fire operational studies on “modern” fire behavior....Read More

Today’s advances in aerial technology have led to the development and increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for observation and tactical planning. This technology is now available for use in the emergency response field to put “eyes on target” without endangering the lives of responders. This presentation is focused on the strategic and tactical use of unmanned aerial vehicles as a viable option for emergency personnel to quickly and safely gather essential incident intelligence for the use of tactical planning and observation of executed plans....Read More